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The music soundtrack of the BioShock series is composed of licensed music from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, as well as an original orchestral score by Garry Schyman.
The original score for BioShock was composed by Garry Schyman. A selection of tracks was released to fans for free on August 24, 2007 in MP3 format via the official 2K Games website. [1]
Orchestral Score | |
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Soundtrack album by Garry Schyman & Various | |
Released | August 24, 2007 |
Recorded | c. 2007 |
Genre | Video game music |
Length | 21:47 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "BioShock Main Theme (The Ocean on His Shoulders)" | 1:56 |
2. | "Welcome to Rapture" | 1:52 |
3. | "Dr. Steinman" | 1:00 |
4. | "The Docks" | 0:53 |
5. | "The Dash" | 0:35 |
6. | "Step into My Gardens" | 1:10 |
7. | "Dancers on a String" | 1:28 |
8. | "Cohen's Masterpiece" | 2:53 |
9. | "The Engine City" | 1:07 |
10. | "Empty Houses" | 1:43 |
11. | "This Is Where They Sleep" | 1:21 |
12. | "All Spliced Up" | 1:03 |
A soundtrack was released to German consumers, containing all the same tracks as Orchestral Score, but with dubbed recordings from the game in between the songs, such as the speech of Andrew Ryan that plays when entering Rapture in the beginning of the game.
BioShock: Sounds of Rapture | |
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Soundtrack album by Garry Schyman & Various | |
Released | August 24, 2007 |
Recorded | c. 2007 |
Genre | Video game music |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "BioShock Main Theme (The Ocean on His Shoulders)" | 1:58 |
2. | "Andrew Ryan - Tauchfahrt" | 1:03 |
3. | "Welcome to Rapture" | 1:55 |
4. | "Andrew Ryan - Hohn" | 0:33 |
5. | "Dr. Steinman" | 1:02 |
6. | "Dr. Steinman - Schwester, Skalpell!" | 0:39 |
7. | "The Docks" | 0:55 |
8. | "Geist - Schönheit versprochen" | 0:16 |
9. | "The Dash" | 0:37 |
10. | "Atlas - Little Sisters" | 0:20 |
11. | "Step into My Gardens" | 1:13 |
12. | "Dr. Suchong - Zarn-Versuch" | 0:38 |
13. | "Dancers on a String" | 1:31 |
14. | "Atlas - Die ganze Stadt geht zum Teufel" | 0:19 |
15. | "Cohen's Masterpiece" | 2:55 |
16. | "Martin Finnegan - Der Eismann kommt" | 0:49 |
17. | "The Engine City" | 1:10 |
18. | "Geist - Total verspliced" | 0:11 |
19. | "Empty Houses" | 1:46 |
20. | "Dr. Suchong - Bewussteinskontrolle" | 0:29 |
21. | "This Is Where They Sleep" | 1:23 |
22. | "Andrew Ryan - Natur der Dinge" | 0:18 |
23. | "All Spliced Up" | 1:04 |
I Am Rapture, Rapture Is Me (Official BioShock Score) | |
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Soundtrack album by Garry Schyman & Various | |
Released | February 9, 2010 |
Recorded | c. 2007 |
Genre | Video game music |
The entire soundtrack for BioShock was collected on a vinyl record and included with the Special Edition of BioShock 2. It features almost all the tracks from the downloadable score, save for "The Dash", along with other unreleased tracks.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ocean on His Shoulders (BioShock Main Theme)" | 1:54 |
2. | "Welcome to Rapture" | 1:48 |
3. | "Dancers on a String" | 1:30 |
4. | "Cohen's Masterpiece" | 2:54 |
5. | "Step Into My Garden" | 1:07 |
6. | "The Docks" | 0:54 |
7. | "This is Where They Sleep" | 1:21 |
8. | "The Engine City" | 1:09 |
9. | "All Spliced Up" | 1:01 |
10. | "Dr. Steinman" | 1:55 |
11. | "Empty Houses" | 1:45 |
12. | "Lost Soul" | 0:42 |
13. | "The Good One" | 1:04 |
14. | "Rapture Daily News" | 1:01 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Busted Sub" | 1:06 |
2. | "Spliced Aphrodite" | 1:08 |
3. | "Diseased Medical" | 2:02 |
4. | "Cohen is Lurking" | 4:01 |
5. | "Haunted Slums" | 1:49 |
6. | "Bowels of the City" | 1:11 |
7. | "Becoming One of Them" | 1:39 |
8. | "Combat Medley" | 2:46 |
9. | "Rise Rapture Rise" | 1:44 |
10. | "Gameplay Cues" | 0:37 |
While playing BioShock , phonographs will occasionally play music from the 1930s, 40s and 50s as the player explores. [2]
Songs appearing briefly
Songs in game data but unused
Songs in game data but unused and unplayable
Licensed but unused songs
In addition to these, the song "You're Getting to be a Habit With Me" by Buddy Rich and Harry Edison appears during the installation sequence for the PlayStation 3 version of the game. Also, one can discern snippets of various compositions of Krzysztof Penderecki, such as De Natura Sonoris, interpolated throughout the orchestral score.
The BioShock EP | ||||
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EP by Moby and Oscar the Punk | ||||
Released | December 4, 2007 | |||
Genre | Electronica | |||
Length | 11:04 | |||
Label | Take-Two Interactive Software | |||
Moby and Oscar the Punk chronology | ||||
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The BioShock EP (also known as The Rapture EP) is a CD included with the limited edition version of BioShock and contains remixes by Moby and Oscar the Punk. [3] The three remixed tracks on the CD include "Beyond the Sea," "God Bless the Child" and "Wild Little Sisters". The original recordings of these songs are in the game.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Beyond the Sea" (Moby and Oscar the Punk Remix) | 3:13 |
2. | "God Bless the Child" (Moby and Oscar the Punk Remix) | 3:55 |
3. | "Wild Little Sisters" (Moby and Oscar the Punk Remix) | 3:56 |
(Official BioShock 2 Score) | |
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Soundtrack album by Garry Schyman & Various | |
Released | February 9, 2010 |
Recorded | c. 2010 |
Genre | Video game music |
Length | 48:02 |
The original score for BioShock 2 was composed by Garry Schyman. It was released to consumers in the special edition of the game under the name, Sounds from the Lighthouse (Official BioShock 2 Score) on February 9, 2010 on CD. The score soundtrack features all 26 tracks from the game.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pairbond - BioShock 2 Theme" | 2:33 |
2. | "Waking Up in 1959 (Multiplayer Main Menu)" | 1:31 |
3. | "Ten Years Later" | 1:46 |
4. | "Protecting His Charge" | 1:07 |
5. | "Welcome Back" | 2:20 |
6. | "Cult of Lamb" | 1:18 |
7. | "Out the Airlock" | 1:42 |
8. | "How She Sees the World" | 2:46 |
9. | "Grace Under the Ocean" | 1:51 |
10. | "The Abyss" | 1:24 |
11. | "Big Sister on the Move" | 2:00 |
12. | "Send Him Howling Back to Hell" | 2:07 |
13. | "Eleanor's Darkness" | 1:42 |
14. | "That Symbol on Your Hand" | 2:00 |
15. | "Drained Memories" | 2:40 |
16. | "Entrance to Eden" | 1:38 |
17. | "Persephone" | 1:07 |
18. | "Cell Block" | 1:14 |
19. | "Lockdown March" | 1:29 |
20. | "Welcome to the Drop" (alt. with vocal) | 1:38 |
21. | "Under the Tracks" (unused with vocal) | 2:44 |
22. | "Research" | 1:11 |
23. | "Destroying the Lobby" | 1:10 |
24. | "Gil's Entertainment" | 1:49 |
25. | "Escape" | 3:32 |
26. | "Eleanor's Lullaby" | 1:39 |
The licensed music featured in Bioshock 2 was officially released as an Amazon MP3 and CD on demand service album on April 15, 2010, entitled Bioshock 2: The Official Soundtrack - Music From And Inspired By The Game (Special Edition). It contains 18 tracks spanning 52 minutes [4]
Songs featured on Rapture Radio (online commercial broadcast) but removed from the final version:
In addition to these, the song "Dream" by The Pied Pipers was played over the Teaser Trailer for BioShock 2. [7]
The song "Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home?" by Annette Hanshaw is used in a trailer, it can also be heard in one of the early levels of the game.
The BioShock Infinite Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by Gary Schyman & Various | |
Released | March 26, 2013 |
Genre | Video game music |
Length | 45:08 |
The original score for BioShock Infinite was composed by Gary Schyman. It was exclusively included with the limited Premium Edition and Songbird Edition as a digital download.
All tracks composed by Gary Schyman, except where noted.
No. | Title | Performer | Length |
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1. | "Introduction" (Ken Levine) | Troy Baker, Jennifer Hale, Oliver Vaquer | 0:28 |
2. | "Welcome to Columbia" (Garry Schyman, Jim Bonney) | 1:01 | |
3. | "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (choral version) (Ada Ruth Habershon, Charles Hutchinson Gabriel) | Maureen Murphy | 2:56 |
4. | "Lighter Than Air" | 1:46 | |
5. | "Lutece" | 2:45 | |
6. | "The Battle for Columbia I" (Garry Schyman, Jim Bonney) | 1:16 | |
7. | "The Girl in the Tower" | 0:37 | |
8. | "Elizabeth" | 2:02 | |
9. | "The Songbird" | 1:55 | |
10. | "Rory O'More/Saddle the Pony" (Samuel Lover/anon) | Elvie Miller, Rodney Miller, David Porter | 3:41 |
11. | "The Battle for Columbia II" | 2:01 | |
12. | "The Readiness Is All" (Ken Levine, Jim Bonney) | 1:32 | |
13. | "Lions Walk with Lions" | 1:06 | |
14. | "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (Ada Ruth Habershon, Charles Hutchinson Gabriel) | Troy Baker, Courtnee Draper | 0:40 |
15. | "Unintended Consequences" | 1:00 | |
16. | "The Battle for Columbia III" | 0:59 | |
17. | "Family Reunion" | 1:08 | |
18. | "Solace" (Scott Joplin) | Duncan Watt | 3:40 |
19. | "The Battle for Columbia IV" | 1:19 | |
20. | "The Battle for Columbia V" | 1:08 | |
21. | "Let Go" | 0:32 | |
22. | "Doors" | 1:19 | |
23. | "The Girl for the Debt" | 1:10 | |
24. | "Back in the Boat" | 1:07 | |
25. | "AD" | 1:21 | |
26. | "Smothered" | 1:13 | |
27. | "Baptism" (Garry Schyman, Jim Bonney) | 1:25 | |
28. | "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (full version) (Ada Ruth Habershon, Charles Hutchinson Gabriel) | Troy Baker, Courtnee Draper | 4:43 |
Some of the music featured in BioShock Infinite was unofficially released as an MP3 album and on demand service album on February 1, 2013, entitled The Original Songs Uncovered (Tracks Inspired By Bioshock Infinite). It contains 12 tracks spanning 33:49 minutes [8]
Trailer tracks
Burial at Sea's soundtrack consists of licensed music as well as an original score composed by Garry Schyman.
Episode One
Episode Two
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